All Freighter Conversion articles – Page 4

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    Pemco redelivers B737 converted freighter to Vallair

    2016-12-07T14:46:35Z

    Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO), has redelivered its first B737-400 converted aircraft to European asset aviation firm Vallair.“PEMCO and Vallair both give older aircraft new life,” said Mike Andrews, PEMCO director of conversion programs. “We are pleased to offer Vallair and their customers more years of aircraft service that contribute ...

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    DHL signs up for four A330 conversions

    2016-11-14T13:23:35Z

    DHL Express has signed a contract to convert four Airbus A330-300 passenger aircraft into 61-tonne payload, 26-pallet, freighters with EFW – a joint venture between Airbus and engineering company ST Aerospace.EFW will carry out the work at its Dresden site from July, and the aircraft are scheduled to be delivered ...

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    Boeing lands ten orders for freighter conversions

    2016-11-14T13:23:03Z

    Boeing has unveiled ten new orders for its B737 and B767 passenger to freighter conversion programme.The order book includes two 737-800BCFs for Cargo Air of Bulgaria, and two others for Colombia-based Lineas Aereas Suramericanas (LAS) Cargo. Air Algerie has also signed a commitment for two of the type while an ...

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    Spectre awards mega-order for B737 freighter conversions

    2016-10-13T13:42:42Z

    Texas-based aircraft lease-finance specialist Spectre Air Capital has announced an initial firm order, plus rolling options, for 15 Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversions with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).Spectre also confirmed a launch order from Seoul Korea-based Air Incheon for three 737-800 freighters on long-term lease for delivery beginning in ...

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    Atlas and Boeing ink deal for nine B767 freighter conversions

    2016-10-11T13:05:50Z

    Freighter lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW ) has placed an order with plane maker Boeing to convert nine 767 passenger airplanes into Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF).Four of the orders were previously announced at the Farnborough International Airshow in July this year, attributed to an “unidentified customer”, widely thought to ...

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    Aircraft orders monthly: Boeing confirms Volga-Dnepr deal, conversions snapped up

    2016-08-19T09:15:37Z

    Each month Air Cargo News analyses the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.Boeing signs freighter-logistics deal with Volga-DneprAs previously reported by Air Cargo News, Boeing signed a deal at the Farnborough Airshow with Russian heavylift airline Volga-Dnepr Group for 20 747-8 Freighters, including four that have already been delivered. ...

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    Aeronaves orders freighter conversion for its DHL network

    2016-07-27T08:23:46Z

    Mexican airline Aeronaves TSM has placed an order for an MD-82SF freighter conversion from Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) for its DHL operation.AEI will start work on the modification at the end of August, with the aircraft due to be re-delivered to Aeronaves in early 2017 to fly for the DHL ...

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    Aircraft orders monthly: FedEx takes six B767s

    2016-07-08T08:52:54Z

    Each month Air Cargo News reports the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.FedEx in for six B767sExpress operator FedEx continued to order new aircraft during June, this time placing an order for six Boeing 767-300 freighters.These aircraft bring the total number of freighters ordered by FedEx in 2016 to ...

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    Pemco-Vallair deal gives 737-400 new lease of life

    2016-06-15T14:50:38Z

    Pemco World Air Services has signed a deal with Vallair for a B737-400 passenger-to-freighter conversion, its first with the European-based aviation asset management firm. Work will start this month (June) in Jinan Shandong, China, by Pemco’s partner, Staeco and the aircraft is scheduled for redelivery in September.The converted plane will ...

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    Freighter conversion bonanza continues as mystery customer signs up for 30 B737s

    2016-05-18T08:42:52Z

    Aeronautical Engineers, Inc has signed an agreement to provide up to 30 twelve pallet position Boeing 737-800SF conversions with an undisclosed customer.The agreement includes 15 firm orders with an additional 15 options. The modifications for the customer will begin in late 2018 with deliveries beginning in 2019.To date, and including ...

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    Aircraft orders monthly: Turkish takes 26 Boeings

    2016-05-05T11:35:57Z

    Record delivery to Turkish AirlinesBoeing is to deliver six 777-300ERs and 20 Next-Generation 737-800s to Turkish Airlines in 2016, a record for the carrier, said the US plane builder on 29 April. The new aircraft will be used on the carrier’s domestic and international long and short-haul services.Turkish Airlines’ chief ...

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    Freighter conversion frenzy continues with Automatic order

    2016-05-04T09:46:15Z

    Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI) has signed a contract with US and European leasing company Automatic for two 11-pallet-position B737-400SF freighter conversions.Both aircraft were built in 1993, are standard gross weight and the work will be carried out by AEI's modification and repair specialist Commercial Jet at its Miami facility.The aircraft ...

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    AEI bags new freighter conversion orders

    2016-04-28T09:27:16Z

    Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract with Vallair to provide the company with four 11 pallet position Boeing 737-400SF freighter conversions.All of the conversions will be modified by Commercial Jet’s Dothan, Alabama facility with the first one commencing in May 2016, followed by the remaining three modifications in June, ...

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    Precision receives new freighter conversion orders for express airlines

    2016-04-22T08:24:07Z

    Precision Aircraft Solutions has had a busy start to the year after receiving an order for eight freighter conversions and delivering three aircraft to customers.The conversion firm confirmed it has received eight orders for Boeing 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversions.Six of the orders came from China Postal Airlines, while new cargo airline ...

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    PACAVI completes pre-modification tests on A320 series freighter conversion

    2016-03-11T10:01:53Z

    PACAVI, the US-based engineering and conversion specialist, is moving forward with the supplemental type certificate (STC) development for its Airbus A320/A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme.PACAVI Group chief executive Stephan Hollmann said: “Our STC programme, started in January 2015, is progressing on schedule, as well as the conversion of our prototype ...

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    Bombardier to work on Q300 passenger to freighter conversion

    2016-03-02T15:07:20Z

    Canadian plane maker Bombardier and Québec-based Air Inuit are working together on a large cargo door passenger-to-freighter conversion for a Q300 large cargo door (LCD) turboprop aircraft.The converted Q300 aircraft is expected to have a cargo capacity of 12,500lbs (six tonnes) with an optimised cargo door. The aircraft will accommodate ...

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    ST Aerospace completes 55% ownership of EFW freighter conversion specialist

    2016-02-01T10:56:49Z

    Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has taken an additional 20% equity interest in Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the Germany-based passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion arm of plane maker Airbus.The investment, first announced in June 2015, was completed following the receipt of regulatory approvals and "fulfilment of customary conditions precedent".Dresden-based EFW now ...

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    EFW lands Egyptair as launch customer for A330-200P2F conversion

    2015-02-25T11:34:42Z

    Airbus subsidiary EFW has signed a launch contract for its A330-200P2F passenger to freighter conversion programme with Egyptair Cargo.The deal comprises the conversion of two passenger aircraft currently owned and operated by Egyptair, plus two further options.The conversion of the first two A330-200s from passenger-to-freighter configuration comes as Egypt’s flag ...